What Happened In October 1856 In History

Historical Events for October, 1856

• 8th » The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the 'Arrow Incident' on the Pearl River (China) known as Pearl River.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1856

• 22nd » Dominique Gardères, French horse rider
• 25th » Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archeologist (d. 1936)
• 29th » Jacques Curie, French physicist and academic (d. 1941)
• 31st » Charles Leroux, American balloonist and parachutist (d. 1889)

Famous Deaths for October 1856

• 19th » William Sprague III, American politician, 14th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1799)

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